A woke Canadian college will not hire men or or able-bodied women for its new federally funded $100,000 paying tenured-track artificial intelligence position.
Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada, announced that their AI research chair opening is designated for individuals who self-identify as women with a disability or gender equity-seeking persons with a disability.
The posting does not explain what a gender equity-seeking person is, but it is believed to be someone who promotes fairness in the treatment of individuals based on their gender identity or expression.
The new hire will join the staff as an assistant or associate professor and supervise graduate students.
The posting described the job’s responsibilities:
‘They will propose an innovative and original program of research that seeks to develop artificial intelligence-based interventions for deployment in healthcare, especially,’ the listing then explained the areas of healthcare they would be researching.
Dalhousie explained that they are committed to ‘achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility,’ in the About the Opportunity section.
They encourage, ‘Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island, persons of Black/African descent, and members of other racialized groups, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community,’ to apply.
According to their Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given to candidates who identify as members of one or more of the groups listed.
The university defined the successful candidate as having completed a PhD in computer science or a related field.
The information about the job also noted that the federal government established the program to attract outstanding researchers to the Canadian university system.
The head of the DEI initiative at Dalhousie is Barbara Hamilton-Hinch, whose research topics include, but are not limited to, institutional racism, racism and health, and diversity.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Hamilton-Hinch for comment.
The school’s website also notes that it recognizes it operates on Indigenous land, as well as highlighting the contributions of African Nova Scotians.
The new opening is part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s initiative to fund AI research, according to The National Post.
Carney is the first official to have a minister of AI in his cabinet, which is being served by Evan Solomon, according to the outlet.
But critics have suggested that Canada’s constant focus on DEI box-ticking, rather than hiring the most capable people, means the country will fall behind in the AI race.
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